Archive for May 4, 2018

Archbishop Giovanni Becciu, substitute of the Secretariat of State, aboard the papal flight to Colombo, Jan. 12, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis extends mandate of special delegate to Knights of Malta

Fifteen months after appointing Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu as his personal envoy to the Knights of Malta, Pope Francis extended... Read more

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Mexican bishop warns against mob justice: 'violence engenders more violence'

Bishop Gerardo de Jesús Rojas Lopez of Tabasco in southern Mexico criticized acts of mob justice recently carried out by... Read more

Monsignor Dario Vigano. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Former Vatican communications chief gives talk on fake news

Six weeks after resigning as head of the Vatican communications office over a fake news controversy, Msgr. Dario Edoardo Vigano... Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

Iowa governor signs Fetal Heartbeat Bill into law

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) on Friday afternoon signed into law the Fetal Heartbeat Bill, which prohibits doctors from performing... Read more

Pope Francis addresses consecrated men and women at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican, May 4, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

Prayer necessary for consecrated life, Pope Francis notes

Prayer, poverty, and patience are essential to living religious life, Pope Francis said Friday to a gathering of consecrated men... Read more

Bishop Shelton Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Bishop Fabre to head US bishops' anti-racism committee

The U.S. bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism will have a new chairman, following Bishop George Murry’s resignation from the... Read more